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danc222
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Direct link to image file

Hi, I'd like to know if there is a way to create a direct link to a file using the API. My app requires sending an image link to a 3rd party's API for image recognition. When I test the link created ...
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  • TaylorKrusen's avatar
    TaylorKrusen
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the link. Neat tool. I found a solution! 

    The share/get_temporary_link is the one you want. You can test it out in the API explorer real quick to verify before you write the code. 

    Cheers!

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TaylorKrusen
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Hi, 

Is the 3rd party API you're calling expecting a file or a URL to an image? 

I'd expect it to need the entire file, in which case you'll need to download (files/download) the file onto your server and upload the file to the other API for processing. 

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danc222
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Hi, thanks for the reply. The API is expecting a URL to the image. You can actually see for yourself here https://imagga.com/auto-tagging-demo

Links generated via the Dropbox API do not work as I assume the URL given is a 'container' with meta data, download links and comments etc. I am looking for a direct link to the media. Is this possible with Dropbox? Thanks

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